Category Archives: Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention strategies: A systematic review of economic evaluations
BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS continues to pose a significant global health challenge, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Economic evaluations are essential to identify cost-effective prevention strategies and allocate limited healthcare resources...
Rapid start with bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) as initial treatment in people with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1): A systematic literature review of clinical and patient-reported outcomes
BACKGROUND: Treatment guidelines recommend rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among eligible people with HIV to improve treatment outcomes and reduce HIV transmission. Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF), an integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based...
Cost-effectiveness analyses of adolescent- and young-adult-focused HIV interventions incorporating HIV transmission: A scoping review of modeling methods and proposed guidance
BACKGROUND: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, with high-burden population subgroups differing across regions. Cost-effectiveness modeling analyses of AYA-focused HIV interventions have...
Tetracycline-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae global estimates-impacts on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis implementation and monitoring: A systematic review
Objectives Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) can reduce incident sexually transmitted infections including gonorrhoea for MSM and transgender women. Its effectiveness depends on the level of tetracycline resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which...
Implementation of trauma-informed care into clinical HIV prevention and care settings: A decade of limited progress
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Trauma is common among people living with or at risk for HIV and associated with increased HIV risk and worse HIV care outcomes. Trauma-informed care (TIC)...
Guidelines for the transfer of people living with HIV attending primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: A scoping review
People living with HIV may move between health facilities: this is called ‘transfer’, and includes up- and down-referral based on clinical condition and lateral transfer (e.g. between primary healthcare [PHC]...
Risk perception of human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and reproductive health education among among junior and senior high school students: A scoping review
This scoping review aims to identify studies that examine the existence and impact of HIV/AIDs education among high school-aged individuals in Ghana, underscoring the association of factors such as stigma...
Patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of cabotegravir + rilpivirine long-acting injections as antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) continues to have ahigh global burden, with approximately 39.9 million people currently livingwith the virus. Despite the clinical success of antiretroviral therapy (ART),adherence remains a...
Minority stress and stimulant use among US adult sexual minority men: A systematic review
Purpose Minority stress theory posits health disparities among sexual minority men (SMM; i.e., non-heterosexual) result from experiences of sexual minority stigma (SMS). This systematic review synthesizes quantitative findings on the...
